Celebrating the Beauty of Humankind and Seeing Good in Ourselves as Keys to Sustainability

What happens when you decide to look beyond the mainstream portrayal of reality to alternative perspectives? And with info-overload, how can you be a creator who helps to push our dialogues forward and deeper, rather than just adding to the noise? On this episode, I chat with award-winning photographer, author, and designer, Mukul Bhatia of @FoundinTranslations.

In 2014, Mukul stepped outside his home country of India and in a super short span of time, travelled to over 20 countries into very remote places that tourists don't usually step foot in, shedding light on alternative narratives to mainstream ideas on topics like gender, sustainability, social impact, etc. Let's dive in.

This is a conversation on Green Dreamer Podcast with Kaméa Chayne, a show exploring environmental and intersectional sustainability from ideas to life. Subscribe to Green Dreamer oniTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or any podcast app and let’s learn what it takes to thrive in every sense of the word!

Highlights

[02:45] "I was always the odd one out. I was definitely the black sheep of the family... I knew I saw the world in a different light than what mainstream cinema or media [portrayed]."

[03:55] How Mukul's name "@FoundinTranslations" came about and what that means.

[04:30] Mukul: "There are so many things that are usually lost in translation, but one thing I found in my journey… was receiving kindness [from every place I travelled to].

[05:25] Kaméa: "Traveling around the world doing photography sounds like an amazing job to have. What's a struggle most people don't get to see behind the scenes?"

[05:30] Mukul: "In this Insta-friendly world, most people don't see the journey."